FOURAYES FARM LIMITED
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Cash
£44k
-86.8% lowest in 4 filed years
Net assets
£4.4m
+1.5% highest in 4 filed years
Employees
96
+6.7% highest in 4 filed years
Profit before tax
£299k
+1,371.9% first positive since 2024
Net assets
4-year trend · vs Consumer Staples median
Accounts
4-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31
| Metric | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,185,946 | £20,173,855 | £21,731,144 | £22,329,583 | +2.8% | |
| Operating profit | -£611,235 | £538,221 | £57,974 | £458,101 | +690.2% | |
| Profit before tax | -£623,750 | £469,766 | -£23,509 | £299,014 | +1,371.9% | |
| Net profit | -£458,750 | £592,962 | -£41,345 | £64,530 | +256.1% | |
| Cash | £468,516 | £544,367 | £331,430 | £43,688 | -86.8% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £6,241,522 | £6,680,106 | £6,656,597 | £6,955,611 | +4.5% | |
| Net assets | £3,754,944 | £4,347,906 | £4,306,561 | £4,371,091 | +1.5% | |
| Equity | £3,754,944 | £4,347,906 | £4,306,561 | £4,371,091 | +1.5% | |
| Average employees | 86 | 88 | 90 | 96 | +6.7% | |
| Wages | £1,704,393 | £2,846,063 | £3,045,389 | £3,255,183 | +6.9% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £166,000 | — | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2022-12-31 | 2023-12-31 | 2024-12-31 | 2025-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | -5.0% | 2.7% | 0.3% | 2.1% | |
| Net margin | -3.8% | 2.9% | -0.2% | 0.3% | |
| Return on capital employed | -9.8% | 8.1% | 0.9% | 6.6% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 63.4% | 58.0% | 65.2% | 63.8% | |
| Current ratio | — | 1.39x | 1.17x | 1.27x | |
| Interest cover | -43.82x | 7.42x | 0.66x | 2.86x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- Barnes Roffe Audit Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The directors, having reviewed the current performance and forecasts, have a reasonable expectation that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months from the date of approval.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
3 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TILKENS, Olivier Luc | Director | 2022-10-03 | Dec 1980 | Belgian |
| TOSSUT, Pierre Patrick | Director | 2022-10-03 | Feb 1968 | Belgian |
| VAN BELLE, Cédric | Director | 2022-10-03 | Oct 1976 | Belgian |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACOCK, Doreen Victoria | Secretary | — | 1994-10-12 |
| ACOCK, Philip John | Secretary | 1994-10-12 | 1995-10-12 |
| KING, Rita Linda | Secretary | 1995-10-12 | 2016-01-28 |
| ACOCK, Doreen Victoria | Director | — | 1994-04-21 |
| ACOCK, John Reginald | Director | — | 1994-04-21 |
| ACOCK, Philip John | Director | — | 2022-10-03 |
| BONNER, Helen Mary | Director | 2004-07-02 | 2017-01-01 |
| CONNELLEY, Jason Kenneth | Director | 2021-02-06 | 2022-10-03 |
| JONES, Christopher David | Director | 1994-01-11 | 1995-10-12 |
| KING, Rita Linda | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2016-01-28 |
| LANE, Joe | Director | 2000-08-01 | 2003-07-31 |
| MILLER, Tarrina Samantha Jane | Director | 2005-01-10 | 2008-07-31 |
| PACKER, Steven George | Director | 2002-10-21 | 2005-06-30 |
| PATERSON, Jonathan Alexander | Director | 2013-10-15 | 2020-07-24 |
| VASSE, Carl Thomas | Director | 2017-09-11 | 2022-10-03 |
| WELLS, Josephina | Director | 2017-01-01 | 2022-10-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puratos Nv | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100%, Voting 75–100%, Appoints directors | 2022-10-03 | Ceased 2022-10-03 |
| Mrs Josephina Wells | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-10-03 |
| Helen Mary Bonner | Individual | Shares 25–50% | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-10-03 |
| Mr Philip John Acock | Individual | Shares 25–50%, Voting 50–75%, Appoints directors | 2016-04-06 | Ceased 2022-10-03 |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 184 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-11-17 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-09-09 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-09-30 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-08-02 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2023-12-19 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-09-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-08-16 | PSC08 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control statement | |
| 2023-08-16 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2023-01-05 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-12-21 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-12-14 | PSC02 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-12-14 | PSC07 | persons-with-significant-control | Cessation of a person with significant control | |
| 2022-11-02 | AA01 | accounts | Change account reference date company current shortened | |
| 2022-10-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full | |
| 2022-10-06 | MR04 | mortgage | Mortgage satisfy charge full |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 2
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 0
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.